Before I built a studio, I built a platform
For over a decade, I’ve used my voice—and taught others to use theirs—to fight for justice, representation, and creative power. We’ve championed decolonization, universal basic income, anti-capitalism, and equity for all marginalized communities.
LLAG started as a blog and a calling for more representation for Asian Americans in media. Today, LLAG is both a cross-platform community and the namesake of LLAG Media, a creative dojo for brands who refuse to play small, stay silent, or sell out.
Whether I’m coaching an activist through their first podcast or guiding a nonprofit through a national campaign, I bring 15+ years of experience in branding, storytelling, digital design, and political strategy.
Meet your Coach
My name is Ranier Maningding, and I’m the founder and chief brand officer behind LLAG Media.
I’ve worn every hat in marketing and sales: I’ve been a retail sales associate at Oakridge and Valley Fair Mall, a copywriter, video editor, livestream host, meme mixoligist, community organizer, graphic designer, and content marketing strategist—and I still carry all those roles into every campaign we build.
Before I launched LLAG Media, I was the Editor-at-Large at NextShark, where I co-founded Rebel Yellow—a civil rights storytelling platform for Asian Americans to talk honestly about race, politics, and pop culture.
Long before that, I was just a kid with an over-designed Myspace page, a lot to say on Xanga, and aspirations of a Filipino American main protagonist who wasn’t deeply drenched in racist stereotypes.
LLAG became my outlet, my platform, and my avenue to discover social media and mass communication at a scale few brands get to experience. This role I was gifted has taught me the value of maintaining communication with your audience and the beauty of building a community, not a brand.
LLAG Media is now a creative gym for underdog brands, mission-driven orgs, and storytellers who fight with that same sense of purpose—and want to do it with strategy, soul, and style.
How LLAG Media was born
2009
Started LLAG as a personal blog to explore identity, politics, and storytelling in college.
2012
Built LLAG into a cross-platform community through blogs, Facebook posts, and livestreams.
2016
Became Editor-at-Large at NextShark,
co-founded Rebel Yellow, LLAG Facebook reached 200k followers.
2019
Officially founded LLAG Media to help BIPOC-led orgs and brands.
Why I Fight
I don’t do this because branding is fun. I do it because communication is survival. Because influence is power. Because the people I believe in—the fighters, the artists, the grassroots organizers, the overworked educators—deserve brands as strong as their mission.
At LLAG Media, we don’t chase clout.
We chase outcomes.
We don’t whitewash your values.
We hone them.
If you’ve been looking for someone who understands the struggle, the burnout, and the brilliance it takes to do this work, while still maintaining your core values — welcome to the studio.